Roundtable
New Reports from Sardinia’s UNESCO Site: Nuragic Culture in Barumini

Tuesday, April 9, 4PM

The best-known example of a nuraghe—the unique type of Bronze Age defensive complex—is found at Barumini in Sardinia. UNESCO inscribed this archaeological site, “Su Nuraxi,” on its list of World Heritage Sites in 1997, in recognition of its “outstanding universal value.” Expert researchers will gather for a roundtable talk about the long history and the recent discoveries at Barumini. The event will conclude with the opening of a linked photographic exhibition in our gallery.

Organizers:

Barbara Faedda, Italian Academy, Columbia University, and Paolo Carta, University of Trento

Speakers:

Anna Depalmas, University of Sassari

Giovanna Fundoni, University of Sassari

Emily Holt, Cardiff University

Luca Lai, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Caterina Lilliu, Barumini Foundation

Moderator:

Steven Ellis, University of Cincinnati

Co-sponsors:

The Autonomous Region of Sardinia with the collaboration of the Mont’e Prama Foundation and the Barumini Foundation

These initiatives are part of the Italian Academy’s Sardinia Cultural Heritage Project which includes a book from Columbia University Press, digital exhibitions and gallery exhibitions, and other conferences. In a related initiative, the Academy facilitated the loan of a 3000-year-old statue from Mont’e Prama to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

This project is under the umbrella of the Academy’s International Observatory for Cultural Heritage.

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